Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Edward Kane: Hidden Subsidies for Too Big to Fail Banks
An examination of some little-known ways nation states and central banks prop up megabanks
The Economic Case for Single Payer Health Care in the US
Greater efficiency, lower costs, and universal coverage make it the sustainable option, say some top economists
Jim Chanos: U.S. Economy is Worse Than You Think
The famed short-seller offers a mid-2017 reality check for “fake fiscal news,” and economic pipe dreams, and sees “portents of even worse things”
The Hidden Cost of Privatization
America Last
The New New Deal
Globalization has fallen into disrepute; the myth of the prosperity and happiness-generating free market has been dispelled. A visionary concept that provides guidance and direction is required now.
The Moral Burden on Economists
The Outskirts of Hope: Poverty in America
The “War on Poverty,” and the impact of public policy
Debating Household Debt
Experts on Trial: Introduction
Widespread criticism of elites and their ‘experts ’ raises questions about how economists should perceive their role, and what role societies should give them. We invited four scholars to start an online conversation by sharing their perspectives
Dismantling Public Education: Turning Ideology into Gold
Policies based on faith in the “market” as a principle of social organization have wrought havoc with a founding principle of American democracy
At Sea Without an Anchor
The economist as an expert: a prince, a servant or a citizen?
In his contribution to our ongoing series “Experts on Trial”, Alessandro Roncaglia argues that viewing economists as princes or servants of power is inherently authoritarian. We should instead see the economist as a socially and politically engaged citizen